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The midland journal., 1887-06-17
Ris ing Sun, June 9th 1887


Mr.. EDITOR: writer of the follow
lowing epistle came to my Office on the 7th
of May last and charged certain Jacob
Ohmet of Port Deposit with selling him
whiskey short time previously. He was
accompanied by boy named Phineas Nor
ris, who said that he and another boy named
VIM. Bromell had bought pint of whisk-
ey from Ohmet at the same time. A war
rant was at once issued and the defendent
brought before me; but Campbell the COM
plainant, who resides just north of the
State line (and evidently. from his actions
was more intent on getting money than
prosecuting yiolators of the Cecil County
local option law) failed to appear with his
boys; consequently Ohmet was discharged
for want of evidence. Campbell's reasons
for not appearing as given by letter, was
that he was called to Philadelphia on inn
portant business. just at that time, but it is
presumed that more correct reason could
be given. The letter, which is copied ver-
bdtum ct hteratun., needs no comment, as it
gives pretty full index to the moral and
mental status of the writer. AS to the ar
rest he refers to would say that it Is still
in order to haye his testimony in the case
on this side of the state line.
l. r. TAYLOR.
Mr.. TAYLoR.-Just as soon as you send
the amout of cost which you say is in the
Ohmet case will endeavor to recompense
you for your trouble. would like to see
you or any other sd man arrest me
for no provocation. wrote you in regard
to the case of going out of my jurisdiction
in mild and quiet way and you had the
aulacity to insult in the way you did.
! FRANK CAMPBELL.
Kinks Mills. Lancaster County, Pa,
The midland journal., 1887-06-17
ColOra, June 18th 1887.

Chiidren's day was appropriately OBJ
served by the Sunday School of West Not
tingham Presbyterian Church, on Sunday
June 18th. The church was handsomely
de corated, the day previous. by the teach
ers and scholars of the school. The schol-
ars assembled at $50 a. IN, in the chapel
adjoining the church, ard after some pre-
liminary exercises marched into the church
where seats were reserved for them. The
school being large, occupied nearly one
half of the church. The exercises were op-
ened by voluntary, Miss Mary F. Giles
pie presiding at the organ, while the
scholars, 1--WE cannot say children, as we
noticed quite large number of young men
and also middle aged men, and young la
dies, as the school came into the church,
in the procession) were being seated. The
school then sang hymn of Welcome"
when prayer was offered by the pastor Rev.
S. A. Gayley.
The Superintendent of the school John
w. Mccullough asked the school the first
four Commandments when the school again
sang Beautiful Zion."
After singing the Superintendent con-
tinued the questions of the commandments
when the school again sang "Praise and
magnify the name of Christ, our King"
and were again lead in prayer by Rev. Mr.
Gayley, who closed his prayer by repeating
the Lords Prayer, the school and congre-
cation joining with him.
The school sang "The Son of God goes
forth to War; after which the Superintend-
ent asked some questions in regard to Gods
love, responded by the school, Prof. Bech-
tel being the leader. The school sang ''The
Water of Life" after which the smaller
children alone sang "Come let us Join our
cheerful songs"
Rev. Mr.. Gayley delivered the address.
Let us say that it was one very appropriate
to the occasion and was most excellent, as
he takes very great interest in the Sunday
Saaa..,ssl u. .ks.church.
After the address the smaller children
sang, Bringing in the Sheaves."
A circular letter from Rev. J. A. Ward
en-. the Secretary Of Sunday School work of
the Presbyterian Church, was read by the
Superintendent asking that the collection
taken up be devoted to the missionary
work in connection with the Board of Pub
lication.
The pastor made some explanatory re-
marks in regard to the object of this part of
the Sunday School work, and was followed
by the Superintendent, who.gaveus some of
the statistical reports from the mission
work after which the school sang ''Giye."
and as is customary on all such occasions
a collection was taken, after which the con-
gregation sang the Doxology, and the Ben
ediction was pronounced by Rev. Mr..
Gayley. We think the school acquitted
themselves very well in all the exercises
both in singing and in their responses.
To much praise cannot be given to the
lady teachers who have had the work of
drilling the scholars in singing and for the
very tasteful manner in which they decor
ated the church. In regard to these dec
orations we think that they were just right,
neither too much nor too scant.
OBSERVER.
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Meetings of County Commissioners

The regular meetings of the Count!
Commissioners will be held on the
second Tuesday of every month. Col
lectors and others having accounts to
be stated or settled will apply to the
Clerk during the recess of the Board.
Persons having claims against the
county will please file the same in the
Commissioners office, with a legal
voucher, as no account will be allowed
not properly chargeable to the same.
By order. JOHN S. ROSSELL, Clerk
Commissioners Cecil County.
The midland journal., 1887-06-17
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors'
and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: r. E. JAMAR, Register.
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DIED..

JAcKsoN.-On Wednesday, 9Th inst.
Joshua Jackson, at his residence
near Elkton, in the 85th year of
his age.
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NOTICE

BY THE ORPHANS COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY.
January II, 1882.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex;
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same, or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: r. E. JAMAR, Register
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-26
Coast Defenses-The Gun of the Flu


The London correspondent of the
New York Tribune interviewed Sir
Andrew Clarke, formerly Inspector
General of Notifications, in reference to
the reports of the United States Fortif-
cation Board on the subject of Coast
defenses, and that eminent authority is
represented as saying that such costly
Notifications as have been recommended
for the United States belong to the old
school" They might furnish security
to ports from attacks by sea, but they
could be defended much more efficient
ly and at Infinitely less expense as Sir
Andrew thinks, according to his plan
which he explained as follows:
"My plan does away with all fortifc a.
tions. Instead OF alleged invulnerability
my principle is invisibility OF defences.
| When you erect enormous Notifications
you erect a target for the enemy's shot.
Let your turrets and cupolas be never so
thick heavy shot is likely to play the
mischief with their mechanism. With
your distinguished country man, Lieuten-
ant Maxim, have worked out what call
a disappearing gun system which can be
applied to the heaviest gun made. This
renders Notifications unnecessary. The
gun occupies hole in the ground. When
in action it is raised by sort of hydraulic
elevator and after firing sinks into the PHI
again to be reloaded. Thus it is exposed
for only few seconds. When in the pit
it can only be hit by q vertical or plung-
ing FIRE, and the likelihood of such shots
striking their mark is infinitely small
Covered ways shelter the men who load
the gun so that the enemy has practically
, nothing to aim at. A gun operated il
, this fashion commands a much wider ares
than when mounted in tort. By meani
OF electricity the gun can be raised, lower
ed, trained and discharged by one man il
r a position of safety hundred yards o.
5 even a mile away. This has been actually
J accomplished. We are at work on plaI
whereby machinery for loading the CUR
can also be operated by electricity.
this is successful the gun can be who'll,
, worked from a safe distance"
: "When you can dispense with fortifca
tions you have more money for heav,
t guns, submarine mines and torpedos
G Heretofore | have vehemently urged tn
colony of Victoria, Australia, to build n,
more forta / believe such eosfiy defence
: will soon be regarded as obsolete in defen
sive warfare. The United States derive
/, great advantages from her distance from
Europe because the difficulty of usinl
8 first class ironclads 80 far from their base
is very great"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-26

have not had to feed scarcely any corn to
them to fatten them, as good mast was
made and tbs hogs fattened in the woods.
Cholera is raging here now, and what lie"
stock hogs are left will probably most
of them die.
Wool was good price last summer, ana
still holds its own. Sheep are not doing
we'll here, as the severe cold Is killing all
the lambs, and the old sheep are very poor
and dying on large scale.
Many persons may be curious to know
something of our lands here. 10 sucn L
will say that the river and creek lands
produce well without any fertilizers, out
the fine hill lands will produce but
very little without fertilizers. There are
fine lands in the county that will make
good crops without any fertilization but
as general thing, they will not. VIII
make one or two exceptions as to produc-
ton, and that is, they will make potatoes
the first year or two after clearing don't
think anything else, except the native
grasses.
The great drawbacks here on the swamp
lands are the overfiows that come every
year on the lowest cultivable lands, but
only occasionally on the best hammocs
lands. About every ten or twelve years.
and sometimes more frequently, large
overflow comes ami carries destru ction IL
its course, both to stock and far mers.
l will close. and try to write you again,
and may be | will give you little OF the
history of Augusta and its surroundings
Very respectfully, /. ID. 7. Z.
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Doesn't Go Far Enough.

Judge Cooley, receiver of the Wabash,
says the interstate commerce bill is an ex-
CT llent measure. although in his opinion
1t does not go far enough. He is quoted
further as saying:
Ican see no good reason why the parties
who accept discriminating rates should
not be punished, as well as the railroads
practicing discrimination. In many in
stances blackmail is practiced BY certain
powerful and influential parties to compel
railroad officials to give them special rates.
In some cases shippers hold such interests
in railroads that managers are compelled
to give them such rates as they demand.
Undoubtedly large shippers often buy
railroad stock and secure a voice in the
management solely to obtain "differen-
tials" and "arbitrariesn and private cut
rates, and there is much force in Judge
Cooiey's suggestion that beth parties to
such frauds should Be punished. - Mobile
Register.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-26
I. I. and C. Notes.

Reported for THE CLARIoS.l
The term examinations begin on Thurs
day, January 9th, and close on Friday,
February 4th.
Most of the vacancies lef: in the Dormi-
tory after the holidays, have been filled,
and we are glad to welcome such fine stu
dents as some of the newcomers are prov
ing themselves.
Not long since Mrs. Edwards dismissed
some of the cooks and offered the work to
the girls. The places were quickly filled,
and contrary to the expectations of the
chronic croakers, the cooking has been
quite as good as ever.
The class IN Designing is doing excel
lent work. Some of the designs for wall
paper are really beautiful, especially those
executed by Misses Dancy and Fort.
We are happy to learn that our popular
Secretary, Miss Louise Harris. is rapidly
recovering health and strength. She is at
her home in Como, Miss.
Visitors here to-day from Virginia, ex-
press ed the greatest delight with our Col
lege. Said they had no idea Mississippi
could boast such grand institution.
In teaching the other day, one of the
Normal pupils asked the class TO be in
sfructed, the question What is coal ~
Quick came the answer from one of the
bright girls, aPetri6ed dirt" Note-The
bright girl was not Normal pupil.
The new law with regard to making up
the recitations lost by absence, is pretty
hard on some of Us, but it does seem to
exert a wonderful effect on the general
health of the student-body. The sick list
has grown beautifully less since the law
came into force.
The Literary Societies are doing good
work, and the debates grow in interest. as
the girls gain confidence, and learn hor to
talk NJ. W.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-26
At Variance With Mr. Randalrs The
DRY.

Referring to the contingency of Sena-
tor Georges appointment to the Su.
preme Bench should Mr.. Justice Woods
ill-health compel him to retire, the
Vicksburg Post spoke as follows:
If Senator George should secure place
upon the Supreme Bench, for which he is
emineutly fitted, it will be an interesting
question for speculation as to who will be
his successor in the United States Senate.
Hon. w. A. Percy, whom perhaps, it is
not improper to class as Sam Randall
Democrat, would meet all the require
ments of the position.
The Greenville Times, speaking, as
may be supposed, authoritatively, thus
states Col. Perey's position;
The Post is in error. With the Demo
cratic platform Col. Percy holds that the
government revenues should be reduced
and proportioued to the government costs
and outlay (; that the accumulation of
and dangerous, and should be arrested
To these fundamental principles, he would
entirely subordinate the matter Of protec-
ton. While regarding and respecting
Mr.. Randall as one OF the sblest and m ost
deserving of the party leaders. by virtue
of past services, he is of the opinion that
with that gentleman protection OF certain
industries is the chief and subordinating
feature of the tariff system. With that
theory Col. Percy is at total variance He
equally disapproves of the Pennsylvania
Congressman's prevention of party eau
Gus to settle the party differences upon the
tariff and revenue question.
No clearer statement of the compro-
mise made at Chicago between the con-
fiicting views of the free traders on the
one side aud the protectionists on the
other has ever been delivered, and no
one is better informed on the subject
than Col. Percy; for besides being a
gentleman of rare intelligence and judg
ment he was member of the Commit
tee on Resolutions, and took part in the
debate and deliberations that resulted
in the submission of the platform to the
Convention.
Col. Percy is one of the countless
Democrats, forming large majority of
the party, who insist upon keeping par
ty pledges. He is not free trader like
Henry George, or protectiopist like
Mr.. Randall, but conscientious and
loyal Democrat.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-26
University Notes.
BACK AGAIN AND AT WoRK-AN Eff
GENT AND POPULAR CHAlRMAN-NEw
STUDENTS - COOP JOKE ON THE OLD
ONEs-NEw PosT OFFICE.

We are back again and at our work in
the University. On the Sd of January,
the Chairman Of the Faculty, DIR. Mayes.
met us at Chapel and gave us New
Years greeting. l have called him Doc
tor, but he is better known as Professor
and possibly some may mistake the man.
But ne has had the degree of LII. d. for
several years, and in my opinion he is
abundanly worthy of 1t. Is il not time
then, to recognize his worthiness in the
usual way Possibly it might be we'll for
once to adopt the German fashion and use
Doth titles at once. Prof DR.. Mayes i'm
presses the college community with the
feeling that he IL eminently fitted for the
position ne occupies. He presides with
digdity and ease at the meeting, of the
faculty, or of the students and even in
his official BUSINESS there is such an air of
kindness that one feels he is dealing with
a friend rather than an officer. He was
elected Chairman by the unanimous vote
of the Faculty; and if the question were to
be taken now on his continuance in office,
[ am sure that the vote wOald be as solid
as 1t was at first, and very enthusiastically
endorsed by the students
Quite batch of new boys were present
on the opening day after Christmas, and
they are coming still. The new boys are
6ne-Iooking fellows, and they seem to mean
business.
1t is lawful perhaps to tell good joke
on Ourselves" Last week Col. Lamar
was here with his bride. Our boys are
very fond of the Colonel, and always glad
to have the opportunity OF showing the
fact. So they engaged the town band and
went in body to serenade him. But the
Secretary mistook them for the citizens of
Oxford, spoke to them as such, and took
leave of them ior the evening. expressing
the hope of being able to take them by the
hand the next day 1t is something of a
to the boys to be mistaken for
men; but the boys would have preferred
to be taken for themselves that time.
They say, however, that the Colonel can
make it up by giving them Zone of his
best" when he comes back again.
l close with postscript, attention to
which is one of the things most important
to US Just now. As one of the signs and
results of progress here, we have a post
Office established at the campus. Our
friends can reach US more directly now by
directing, not to Oxford, but simply "Uni
versity Mississippi" Friends, don't put
on our letters at all just that
one word costs us a walk of just one mile
and back Ii you write to me, direct your
letter thus: PLUME,
z. o. University Mississippi.
Ian 20 1887
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-26
Agriculture and Labor.

The bill creating a Department of
Agriculture and Labor which passed
the House on the 18th by vote of 222
to 26, provides that there shall be at the
seat of government an executive de-
partment, to be known as the Depart
ment of Agriculture and Labor under
the control of Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Labor and an Assistant Secre-
tary.
There shall be in the Department Of
Agriculture and Labor division which
shall be under the charge of Commits
sioner of Labor, who shall hold his of
fee for four years and until his success
sor shall be appointed, unless sooner re
moved, and shall receive salary of
$4,000 year. The commissioner shall
collect information upon the subject of
labor, it's relation to capital, the hours
of labor, the rate of wages, the cost of
production Of the articles produced, the
earnings of the laboring men and wo-
men, tne means of promoting their ma
terial, social, intellectual and moral
prosperity, and the best means to pro-
tect life and prevent accidents in mines,
workshops, factories and other places of
industry.
The Secretary is empowered to inquire
into the causes of discomfort which may
exist between employers and employees
within the United States, and he may
invite and hear sworn statements from
both such parties concerning the matter
in controversy.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-26
Caught in the Act.

Willie Barr, of Corinth, heretofore of
good reputation, is now under arrest
charged with robbing or attempting to
rob the Corinth postoffice. A Jackson
special to the New York World gives
the following particulars:
The postoffice there is not provided with
call boxes with ordinary glass fronts.
Several times lately these glass fronts have
been broken, enabling the burglar to run
his arm through the hole and take out
what CHANGED to be within reach. The
Postmaster procured heavy steel trap,
such as are used for catching beavers, and
placed it in drawer within reach of the
burglar should become again.
He came that night, broke the box
front, as usual, and was caught by the
trap, his hand being so tightly held and
badly crushed that he was compelled to
stand still until the postmaster came next
morning Upon this officers arrival he
had to go for assistance in turning his
prisoner loose, as the trap was too strong
to be worked by one man. Upon his return
he found that the prisoner with his free
hand had taken his knife from his pocket.
opened it with his teeth and attempted to
cut his throat. He was bloody all over
and at first thought to be fatally hurt, but
is now recovering. He proved to be son
of prominent citizen of Corinth. Two
officers have been in charge of the prisoner
at his fathers residence during his treat
ment by doctors. He will have hearing
tomorrow 1t is suggested that hereafter
all country postofices be provided with
steel traps.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-26
The New Senate.


The Senate Of the present Congress is
composed of AZ Republicans, including
Malone and Riddleberger, and "a Dem
ocrats.
The terms of 16 Republicans and 9
Democrats viii expire March 4.
Of the Republicans whose terms viii
expire March 4, the following have been
reelected: Hawley, of Connecticut;
Hale, of Maine; Dawes, Of Massachu-
sets; Sherman, of Ohio; Aldrich, of
Rhode Island; Edmunds, Of Vermont;
and Sawyer, of Wisconsin. Williams,
of California, will be succeeded by ex-
Senator Geo. Hearst; Conger, of Michi-
gan, by Francis B. Stockbridge; Nc
MILAN, of Minnesota, by Cushman K
Davis; Van Wyck, of Nebraska, by ex-
Senator A. S. Paddock; Miller, of New
York, By Frank Hiscock; Mitchell, of
Pennsylvania, by NJ S. Quay; and
Malone, of Virginia, by John w.
Daniel. OF these Hearst and Daniel
are Democrats, the others are Republi.
cans
The successors to Harrison, of Indiana
and Sewell, of New Jersey. have not
been reelected.
OF the Democrats whose terms will
expire March 4, the following have been
reelected: Gray, of Delaware; German
of Maryland; George, of Mississippi
and Cockrell, of Missouri. Fair, O
Nevada, will be succeeded by ex-Senato
VIM. Nj. Stewart, Republican.
Democrats will be elected to succeed
the following Democrats: Jones, o
Florida; Whitthorne, of Tennesss e
Maxey, of Texas; and Camden, of Yves
Virginia, who has been re-nominated
but is being opposed by members OF hi
own party.
IN Indiana and New Jersey the Demo
Gratis have rather the best of it, an
may elect Judge Turpie and ex-Senato
Albeit, their nominees; though it seem
probable that there will be two person
elected from each State-one a Demo
crat and one Republican.
The Republicans having elected THU
teen Senators have, with those holdin
over, SO; and the Democrats havin
elected six Senators have 31-not count
ing Florida, Tennessee, Texas and Yves
Virginia, with their reliably Democrat
Legislatures. The next Senate, there
fore, it may be safely assumed, will b
) composed of 80 Republicans and 8
Democrats, with the Senator from In
diana and the Senator from New Jerse
to be added to the Republican or Demo
cratic column according to the result 0
the spirited contests being waged i
those States.
So far the Democrats have lost Ser
ator from Nevada, and gained one
each, from California and Virginia.